How to Use hear of in a Sentence

hear of

phrasal verb
Definition of hear ofnext
  • Customers and long-time fans of the restaurant chain were sad to hear of the closures.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
  • No one there could imagine that no one here had heard of him.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The first time Wainwright heard of Bond was also in the early ’90s.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
  • The fact is that most people have never even heard of LTK.
    — Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 3 May 2024
  • It was recorded by an artist no one had ever heard of at the time.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Everybody’s heard of a Brush Hog or a Game Hog or a lizard.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Murray said that every man in the street had either read it or heard of it.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • My big plan was to become a show choir girl who had never heard of cleats or free throws.
    — Sam Reece, SELF, 12 Oct. 2023
  • His friends from high school have never heard of it, souring the moment.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
  • And that's why in our own military, many people have heard of it.
    — ABC News, 11 July 2023
  • Sometimes a young player few fans have heard of will have a big couple of games.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Even many film buffs have never heard of Lillian St. Cyr.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The pilot had either been in the area or heard of the crash on the radio and landed below it and hiked up to try and help, O’Brien said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
  • So saddened to hear of the passing of Texas legend Bill Little.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Nobody in Hollywood had heard of the thing, let alone flew their private jets to it.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Our audiences are mixed races and ages and backgrounds, and there are people who have heard of him and have not.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024
  • That’s left it with an entire new generation of Gen Z daters who haven’t even heard of the app.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Fans will also be thrilled to hear of a new two-tone ombré studded cold cup in yellow and teal.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2023
  • Then Gorman asked if Kawano had ever heard of the Navajo code talkers.
    — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Not just friends and family, but people who’ve never met, seen or even heard of him.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Zhang said the company has a couple dozen prospective customers who heard of him through word of mouth.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Still, very few people had heard of George Santos when Michael and I started making calls.
    — Grace Ashford, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Except, Kravitz had never heard of the Civil Rights figure.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Many of you have probably heard of jumping worms or the spotted lanternfly.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
  • In his six years at Ryland, he’s never heard of anyone passing out.
    — Time, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But no one in the dusty hamlet in northern Shaanxi province has heard of Teacher Bai or even remembers the school.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Never mind that Elodie has never heard of this kingdom or its royals.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Mike Schaller Temple City :: Everyone’s heard of fake news.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Enjoy a short walking tour and a chance to hear of the extraordinary meetings that took place in this home.
    — The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Most people—even those who have spent their whole lives in the Pacific Northwest, where ice worms live—have never heard of them.
    — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024

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